Old Sutton Jail

Old Sutton Jail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Sutton Jail

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Old Sutton Jail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.66409, -80.70847. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Sutton Jail

• Sutton Lake · lake · Washington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sutton Lake · lake · Braxton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Burnsville Lake · lake · Braxton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Burnsville Lake · lake · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bull Knob · viewpoint · Webster · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cottle Knob · viewpoint · Nicholas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Alberts Chapel · church · Jackson · ~43 km · Must-see
• West Virginia Wildlife Center · sanctuary · Upshur · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stonewall Jackson Lake · lake · Washington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wallback Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~54 km · Must-see
• Stonecoal Reservoir · lake · Lewis · ~58 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Glass in West Virginia · museum · Washington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Greenbrier · ~64 km · Must-see
• Jackson's Mill · museum · Washington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Wilderness · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~68 km · Must-see

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